Speaking of Arcade Fire...

Tickets to the FIVE Arcade Fire shows in New York City at Judson Memorial Church went on sale this morning at 9:00am in an online-only sale. The tickets sold out in minutes, but Miss Lanyi and I were lucky enough to grab a pair. Many people, however, were not so fortunate and you can find them ranting and whining over in BrooklynVegan comments section.

An ebay sale started, strangely enough, the night BEFORE the tickets went on sale and ending shortly after the tickets were sold out, closed out this morning at over $2,000 for a pair of tickets.

Another pair of tickets has just recently gone up for sale on ebay. The bidding started at one penny for the pair and, at the time of this writing, has risen to $255 in just 40 minutes.

While it is tempting to sell my own tickets for a king's ransom, I am reluctant because the tickets are will-call only *and* non-transferable. I'm aware that in normal will-call situations you could simply go up to the ticket window with your two buyers, show your ID and credit card, and then hand the tickets off to your buyers. But if the tickets are non-transferable, can you still do that? I think I may just hold on to my tickets to avoid risking the fallout of a botched sale.

Anyway, with all these angry scenesters having now failed to get tickets, this may be an ebay auction to watch. It ends tomorrow. How fast will the music fans out-money each other to buy the tickets they may not even be able to purchase? See you tomorrow!

** UPDATE ** Bowery Presents has updated their website with a newsflash about tickets and scalpers.

*ALL 5 ARCADE FIRE SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT*
TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE. The ticket purchaser must enter
the venue. Copies of ID, Credit Card or Confirmation email
WILL NOT be accepted for entry. Only complete parties will be
admitted. No exceptions. Please DO NOT buy tickets on eBay,
Craig's List, etc. YOU WILL NOT BE ADMITTED!

So much for getting two thousand dollars just for being lucky on the internet.